Lauzon picked up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and Diaz and Davis earned
“Fight of the Night” honors. The usual “Knockout of the Night” bonus wasn’t awarded since the the event featured no KO victories.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) learned of the award winners and bonus amounts while at the post-UFC 118 press conference.

UFC 118 took place at Boston’s TD Garden. After Spike TV broadcast a two-fight preliminary card, the night’s main card aired on pay-per-view.

Lauzon earned his award after launching a relentless attack on “The Ultimate Fighter 5″ castmate Gabe Ruediger. In the featured bout of the night’s “UFC Prelims” broadcast on Spike TV, Lauzon launched dozens of blows before taking the fight to the mat and forcing a quick first-round stoppage via armbar.

Ruediger, who posted a six-fight win streak in outside organizations to earn his way back into the UFC, appeared overwhelmed from the opening bell.

Diaz vs. Davis, meanwhile, provided one of the night’s more competitive bouts. But after a first close round in which Davis landed some decent left-handed punches, Diaz continued attacking his opponent’s deep eyelid gash. The wound continually bothered Davis throughout the fight and was a noticeable hematoma by the third round. With his eye swollen shut and covered in blood, Davis was smothered in the third round with Diaz’s dominant ground game and went unconscious from a guillotine choke at the 4:02 mark.

For complete coverage of UFC 118, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.

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